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Appropedia currently uses "topic categories", much of the time. Topic information (as opposed to how-tos, projects...) is placed on the category page. | |||
==Advantages== | |||
* Due to the different content types on Appropedia, a category page is a natural place for topic info, higher in the hierarchy, with pages in the category listed below it. | |||
==Disadvantages== | |||
* In web searches (Google etc), a hit with the title "Category:..." doesn't seem so appealing - doesn't look like it will be an interesting page to read. | |||
* Can't move category pages, so can't preserve history. (Unless there's a workaround, e.g. using [[Special:Export]] and [[Special:Import]]?) | |||
==Alternatives== | |||
* Use a standard template, including a category tree, at the end of every topic page (which will generally have the same name as the category - but the cat name should perhaps be an argument as well, just in case the page gets moved without the category being move. If there a way of "move-protecting" that might be an alternative, but more restrictive i.e. not preferable). | |||
** Note that this does not show all articles in the category. However, as categories grow and have hundreds of pages, this may not be a bad thing. | |||
** There could be an issue with editors adding to a "See also" section - it could get subjective as to what deserves to be listed there. | |||
==Other ways of navigating between topic== | ==Other ways of navigating between topic== | ||
:''I'm not sure if this is relevant, but thought it was worth exploring. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] · <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 06:25, 18 December 2007 (PST)'' | :''I'm not sure if this is relevant, but thought it was worth exploring. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] · <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 06:25, 18 December 2007 (PST)'' | ||
Just looking at | Just looking at the [[wikia:sca21|SCA]] wiki, I noticed they use a template to put links at the top of pages, to link ideas in a hierarchy: e.g. for a ''Social wellbeing'' page like [http://sca21.wikia.com/wiki/Community_involvement this one] they use [[Template:TopbacklinksSW|a template]] at the top which creates these links: | ||
< Ideas Bank, < Social wellbeing | [[wikia:sca21:Category:LS_Ideas_Bank|< Ideas Bank]], [[wikia:sca21:Category:Social_wellbeing|< Social wellbeing]] | ||
Immediately after that they might list a page or pages which are subordinate in the hierarchy - in this case: | |||
[[wikia:sca21:Category:LS_Ideas_Bank|< Ideas Bank]], [[wikia:sca21:Category:Social_wellbeing|< Social wellbeing]], [[wikia:sca21:Community involvement UK|> Community involvement UK]] | |||
[[Category:Appropedia site development]] | [[Category:Appropedia site development]] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 18 December 2007
Appropedia currently uses "topic categories", much of the time. Topic information (as opposed to how-tos, projects...) is placed on the category page.
Advantages
- Due to the different content types on Appropedia, a category page is a natural place for topic info, higher in the hierarchy, with pages in the category listed below it.
Disadvantages
- In web searches (Google etc), a hit with the title "Category:..." doesn't seem so appealing - doesn't look like it will be an interesting page to read.
- Can't move category pages, so can't preserve history. (Unless there's a workaround, e.g. using Special:Export and Special:Import?)
Alternatives
- Use a standard template, including a category tree, at the end of every topic page (which will generally have the same name as the category - but the cat name should perhaps be an argument as well, just in case the page gets moved without the category being move. If there a way of "move-protecting" that might be an alternative, but more restrictive i.e. not preferable).
- Note that this does not show all articles in the category. However, as categories grow and have hundreds of pages, this may not be a bad thing.
- There could be an issue with editors adding to a "See also" section - it could get subjective as to what deserves to be listed there.
- I'm not sure if this is relevant, but thought it was worth exploring. --Chriswaterguy · talk 06:25, 18 December 2007 (PST)
Just looking at the SCA wiki, I noticed they use a template to put links at the top of pages, to link ideas in a hierarchy: e.g. for a Social wellbeing page like this one they use a template at the top which creates these links:
< Ideas Bank, < Social wellbeing
Immediately after that they might list a page or pages which are subordinate in the hierarchy - in this case:
< Ideas Bank, < Social wellbeing, > Community involvement UK